In a recent Desiring God blog post, Dan Cruver writes these words:
“The eternal Trinity — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — existed forever in the communion of love before time began. But when the three Persons of the Trinity created the heavens and the earth, the story of the Trinity broke into human history and changed everything. It became the Story behind the story of creation and of God’s gracious mission in the world to expand his family by billions of children through his work of adoption. Suddenly, adoption has become infinitely greater than the universe itself for that reason alone.”
Adoption is central to the grand narrative of God’s interaction with humanity. Cruver goes on to say,
“This Story is the reality that changes everything. It envelops the universe, dwarves it, in fact; but not only does it envelop the universe, it also empowers its inhabitants to participate within the mission of God.”